The Bay Area has always boasted a lively music scene but the 1990s represented a particularly heady period. It was the decade homegrown acts like Green Day, Tupac Shakur, Metallica, MC Hammer and Faith No More went global while clubs like the Paradise Lounge and Justice League were overrun with eclectic outfits from just about every genre imaginable (plus a handful who made up their own). Browse through our gallery of local artists from the Tamagotchi era, then tell us which ones were your favorites in the comments below.